Gardner, Alexander (1821-1882) Harewood (i.e. Mt. Pleasant) Hospital, Washington, D.C.
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0169 Author/Creator: Gardner, Alexander (1821-1882) Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Photograph Date: Pagination: 1 albumen print ; 27.9 x 19.8 cm. Order a Copy
A print of a large hospital complex in background, including water tower, flagpole and white fence bordering the complex. A large number of medical tents occupy the right hand side of the photograph. Two officers and a civilian gentlemen converse in the foreground. A soldier lounges near the group. Misidentified as "Columbia Hospital" by a tag on verso of mat from the American Image Gallery.
See GLC 5111.01.0141
Title from Library of Congress entry, see https://www.loc.gov/item/2012650262/.
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